Monthly Archives: December 2010

Rain is one of the adoptable pets at Chester County (SC) Animal Control. This is my first blog post, even though I have been executive director of the Petfinder.com Foundation for over two years. You know how it goes: start but don’t finish, something else to do, a fantastic staff …

Patch, an indoor cat, is adoptable from Alley Cat Allies in Bethesda. Guest blogger Becky Robinson is the president and founder of Alley Cat Allies, a group dedicated to transforming and developing communities to protect and improve the lives of cats. With much of the East Coast now buried in …

Elvis Parsley is at the Watsonville Animal Shelter in California. As we do at the end of each year, we’ve taken a look at the 300,000+ pets posted on Petfinder and tallied up the most popular names for adoptable dogs and cats. For the fourth year in a row, Buddy …

Read Jack’s adoption story in Rachael’s own words. No one would suspect that the vibrant little rascal who loves to run and play and drag all his toys out of the toy basket was once a shy shelter dog. Jack (shown in front) was relinquished to animal control by his …

A Dewey with HART (Homeless Animal Rescue Team) in Cincinnati This is it! It’s the last week of the Twelve Days of Dewey campaign. If you’ve taken any of the suggestions we’ve offered so far, thank you on behalf of homeless pets! And don’t forget to check out the new …

Why not foster a dog like Bumble Bee (who’s at Found Chicago)? Each week this month we’ve shared stories of fostering pets and tips for becoming a foster parent in honor of our Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays program. (Read our past posts here.) Want to foster a …

This year we saw a ton of fabulous videos that spread the word about pet adoption. We’ve made our top 10 list here — some of these will look familiar; others we’re posting for the first time. (Oh, and they’re in no particular order.) Enjoy! (See the list — and …

Jane (shown with adoptive dad Jack) will ring the closing bell at the NY Stock Exchange on Thursday. Tomorrow, another Jane — one slightly furrier than me — will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. And Jane, a Vizsla mix adopted dog from Bideawee in New …

You can foster a pet like Bob (at LifeLine Animal Project in Atlanta). In honor of our Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays program, we’ve been posting about pet fostering each week this month. (Read the previous posts about pet fostering.) Want to foster a pet for the holidays? …

Read Ciara’s story in her adoptive mom Jennifer’s own words. Jennifer Guydos of Brookhaven, PA, was a regular on Petfinder. She browsed through listings, looking for a photo of a dog with whom she would feel an instant connection. And one day, it happened — when she saw the picture …